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"Democracy works "only if the people have faith in those who govern, and that faith is bound to be shattered when high officials and their appointees engage in activities which arouse suspicions of malfeasance and corruption."

— David Souter Opinion of the Court, Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, 528 U.S. 377 (2000)

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